How I started messing with techno mechanicus musk
Okay so yesterday I saw a TikTok about this techno mechanicus stuff making beats that sound like alien factories. Thought “cool” and tried clicking some links but all those guides looked like robot manuals written by NASA nerds.
My ultra simple setup
Grabbed my nephew’s old laptop still smelling like cheese puffs, downloaded this free music app everybody talks about. Opened it up and literally clicked anything flashing until drums started happening. Found this button called “mechanicus musk” – pressed it and got scary robot fart noises.
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What I did next:
- Dragged random boxes labeled “acid”, “grid” and “pulse” onto the screen
- Cranked every knob to max like a maniac
- Slapped keyboard keys until something resembled a beat
- Drank three energy drinks when the screen froze
The magic accident
After two hours making what sounded like washing machines fighting, I accidentally hit the “random pattern” button while choking on my drink. Suddenly everything clicked – literally! The drums started talking to the squeaky sounds and the humming bass.
Secret sauce: Realized you just need to stick to four sounds only. Kick drum that goes boom-boom, hi-hat that goes tss-tss, weird laser noise, and one background drone. Everything else just messes it up.
Why my way actually works
Stopped caring about “proper techniques” and just treated it like finger painting with noise. Recorded everything and uploaded to Soundcloud before I could chicken out. Got two listens – probably my mom and some Russian bot. But dude it sounds like those techno tracks playing inside cyberpunk taxis!
Biggest lesson: If you overthink this stuff, you’ll sit there staring at buttons till sunrise. Just smack things until it sounds cool and call it a day. My cat hates it though – ran away when the bass dropped.
